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Caddo Lake (2024)

Caddo Lake (2024)

7.2

It starts slow, but this Shyamalan-produced thriller ultimately delivers gratifying twists

Movie

United States of America
English
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
2024

TLDR

If you had to explain the viral Spiderverse statement, “You can’t interfere; it’s a canon event,” this is the film you would show.

What it's about

When Ellie (Eliza Scanlen) ventures into the depths of Caddo Lake in search of her missing sister, Anna (Caroline Falk), she finds something much deeper and darker in the haunted lake.

The take

Produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Caddo Lake isn’t the most shocking thriller out there. It starts slow, suffers from low-budget CGI, and tends to be schmaltzy at times. But it is, overall, a strong and suspenseful film. Once it kicks into gear and finds its rhythm, it turns into something wholly arresting. The plot twists and turns, while the solid performances of Eliza Scanlen and Dylan O’Brien guide you through them. Its folksy setting adds to the mystical feeling the film is gunning for, too. Don’t expect all your questions to be answered by the end of the film, but be prepared to be taken aback by the eerie mystery of it all.

What stands out

The plot twists. Though I suspect many of you will have seen them coming, they’re still gratifying nonetheless.

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